A method for mapping fire hazard and risk across multiple scales and its application in fire management

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-18

  Keane, Robert E ^a   Drury, Stacy A ^a   Karau, Eva C ^a   Hessburg, Paul F ^b   Reynolds, Keith M ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire behavior and effects; Fire hazard and risk; Fuel treatment prioritization; Mapping

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EFFECTS; FUEL TREATMENTS; PRIORITIZATION;

FIRE HAZARDS; FUELS; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATORS;

FIRES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70449729678     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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